Hyde gets spruced up for big day

[johnny on the spot]

Nice one City :)

Ewan Fields' summer transformation is almost complete as City's new partners Hyde prepare to welcome the Elite Under-21s for a special friendly on Saturday.

The match will cement the bond on the unique new relationship between the two clubs as non-league Hyde celebrate a proud 125-year history in the game.

Work has been going on during the past weeks to improve the ground where City's reserves and Under-21s will play their home games under the agreement revealed in June.

New dug-outs have been commissioned as one of the final touches to the work as City begin a three-year groundsharing and sponsorship deal with our close neighbours.

Project Manager Phoebe Marshall said: "It's a really nice ground, it was just looking tired. Now it looks really smart in blue and light grey.

"We wanted to give it a facelift. It was important that the club kept their own identity. We didn't want to go in there and maybe change too much.

"It has changed, but generally people are positive about it. It's looking really good."

The club, in the record books as 26-0 FA Cup victims of Preston in 1887, have redesigned their badge to reflect the decision to revert to their original name of Hyde FC.

Ewan Fields, which once had a plastic pitch, will now have one of the best grass pitches in non-league after work by City grounds manager Roy Rigby and head groundsman Lee Jackson. A new irrigation system has been installed.

Phoebe added: "There's been a massive paint job inside and out, the home changing-rooms have been done out to a high standard and the club lounge has had a makeover."

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[kp789]

Ruining football

 

[mammyjam]

hmm looks like they've got rid of that feckin silly big metal cylinder... i spent a large chunk of my childhood watching city reserves and hyde united matches wondering wtf that was

 

[ManCityTom]

Hyde Fc ruining Non-League football since 2010 :)

 

[onegoodram]

no mention in press though...........................wonder why???????????????

 

[warpig]

got to laugh at the 'massive' paint job we've done. she's def a red on a wind up.

 

[deJong_Ones]

i think City should do all they can to support the local smaller clubs. I don't give a fuck if the donations are publicised, or if Joe Bloggs thinks we're a decent bunch of blokes, but with the amount of money we have it would be great to spread some around our non-rival neighbours who are struggling. A few grand here or there could really make the difference

Man U can do one though

 

[johnny on the spot]

The Geordies at work were incredulous about this today:

'Why would you give money to another club to play games at their ground if you've already got a little stadium next to your home ground??'.

'Well, Hyde needed help and it's nice to be nice'.

 

[JuniorBlue]

Names been changed from Hyde United to Hyde FC
All debt has been wiped from the club
And the seats are being changed from red to blue, aswell as the kit

Well done City

:D

 

[Spindash]

The Geordies at work were incredulous about this today:

'Why would you give money to another club to play games at their ground if you've already got a little stadium next to your home ground??'.

'Well, Hyde needed help and it's nice to be nice'.

Anyway, the athletics ground is crap for watching the reserves.